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Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin
May 30, 2019
Grand River Dam Authority News Release
For immediate release: 05/30/19
At 8:30 AM on Thursday, May 30:
- Grand Lake elevation was 754.07 feet. Daily target elevation for May 30 is 743.93 feet.
- At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, five (5) main and two (2) east spillway gates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 76,699 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
- Six (6) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, releasing 13,887 cfs of water through generation.
- Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 90,586 cfs.
- Inflows into Grand Lake totaled 84,541 cfs.
- Lake Hudson elevation was 633.80 feet. Normal elevation is 619 feet.
- At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, four (4) gates were open at Robert S. Kerr Dam, discharging 73,236 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water.
- Four (4) units were online at the Robert S. Kerr Dam powerhouse, releasing 29,970 cfs of water through generation.
- Releases through floodgates and generation totaled 103,206 cfs.
- Inflows into Lake Hudson totaled 95,774 cfs.
Contact: Melanie Earl
GRDA Corporate Communications
mearl@grda.com
www.grda.com